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Several civil society protests banned; journalist sentenced to prison for criminal defamation
Published at
29.10.2021
Country
Senegal
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- prevention of protest
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted
- protest disruption
- women
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- environmental rights

Journalists released, media outlet resumes online publication after suspension
Published at
29.10.2021
Country
Ethiopia
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- censorship
- journalist detained
- release of HRDs
- positive CS development

Communities impacted by mining and oil extraction lead wave of protests in Peru
Published at
02.12.2021
Country
Peru
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- HRD acquitted
- HRD threatened
- intimidation
- HRD detained
- criminal defamation
- non state actors
- women
- HRD prosecuted
- indigenous groups
- release of HRDs
- attack on journalist
- negative court ruling
- environmental rights
- land rights

2021: a bad year for freedom of expression in Mozambique amid human rights crisis in Cabo Delgado
Published at
02.12.2021
Country
Mozambique
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- attack on journalist
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- prevention of protest
- extractive industries
- restrictive law
- censorship
- environmental rights

Online Activists and Protesters Subjected to Arrests, Raids and Judicial Harassment in Oman
Published at
25.08.2021
Country
Oman
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- censorship
- HRD detained
- protestor(s) detained
- protest

Guinea's President ousted in military coup; release of HRD; several journalists attacked
Published at
27.10.2021
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- office raid
- release of HRDs
- intimidation

Éviction du président; libération d'un défenseur des droits et attaques contre journalistes
Published at
05.11.2021
Country
Guinea
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- office raid
- release of HRDs
- intimidation

UN Special Rapporteur calls for an end to persecution of HRDs
Published at
09.09.2021
Country
Egypt
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- restrictive law
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- journalist detained
- HRD prosecuted

HRDs released on bail after spending more than 100 days in prison
Published at
09.09.2021
Country
Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD prosecuted
- negative court ruling
- release of HRDs

Media protest controversial bills; five activists prosecuted for wearing #BuhariMustGo T-shirts
Published at
12.10.2021
Country
Nigeria
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- positive CS development
- censorship
- excessive force
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- attack on journalist
- protest
- protest disruption

Protests against Chad’s Transitional Military Council continue
Published at
03.09.2021
Country
Chad
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- protest
- release of HRDs

Libération sous caution de défenseurs des droits de l'homme après cent jours en prison
Published at
14.09.2021
Country
Republic of the Congo
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- negative court ruling
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs

Three human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Venezuela
Published at
27.09.2021
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD prosecuted

Increasingly Unstable Environment for Human Rights and Civic Freedoms as Iraqi Elections Take Place
Published at
29.10.2021
Country
Iraq
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- protest disruption
- censorship
- release of HRDs
- attack on HRD
- attack on journalist
- religious groups
- protest
- intimidation
- negative court ruling
- harassment
- HRD detained
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD prosecuted

Guatemalan civic space continues to shrink during Giammattei’s government
Published at
29.09.2021
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- restrictive law
- LGBTI
- women
- HRD acquitted
- indigenous groups
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- public vilification
- land rights

Venezuela: detienen de forma arbitraria a tres defensores de los derechos humanos
Published at
01.10.2021
Country
Venezuela
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD detained
- protest
- internet restriction
- censorship
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD prosecuted

El espacio cívico guatemalteco ha seguido reduciéndose bajo el Gobierno de Giammattei
Published at
06.10.2021
Country
Guatemala
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- LGBTI
- women
- restrictive law
- indigenous groups
- release of HRDs
- harassment
- HRD acquitted
- HRD killing
- excessive force
- protest
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- prevention of protest
- political interference
- land rights

Peaceful march prohibited by Cuban authorities while its supporters face harassment
Published at
26.10.2021
Country
Cuba
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- women
- HRD detained
- intimidation
- harassment
- surveillance
- public vilification
- release of HRDs
- prevention of protest
- HRD threatened

Prominent HRD Germain Rukuki released
Published at
01.08.2021
Country
Burundi
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- HRD acquitted
- positive CS development
- HRD prosecuted
- release of HRDs

Las autoridades cubanas prohíben una marcha pacífica y sus partidarios son víctimas de acoso
Published at
03.11.2021
Country
Cuba
Category
Latest Developments
Tags:
- prevention of protest
- surveillance
- HRD threatened
- youth
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- public vilification